This beer is one of a kind! Four different malted barleys combine to create a distinctive, full-bodied beer with a roasted nuttiness, uniquely enhanced by a hint of hazelnuts. Smooth and creamy with the nose of the Willamette hop, this porter is a beer style unto itself.

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Poured a deep chesnut brown with reddish highlights thruout with a thinner but very well retained almond colored head.The hazelnut is really prevelant in the nose somewhat buttery with some caramel as well.Not as sweet as I thought it would be judging from others reviews and Iam happy about that,big roasted buttery hazelnut flavor with a touch of caramel but it dries out pretty well with a pretty raw earthy finish.A little pickly in the mouth but all in all I would say its a pretty flavorful easy drinking porter,I would buy again.

There's a nice nose of hazelnut upon opening. The beer pours a nice ruby chocolate color with a nice sized 2 inch head. The initial smell is of roasted malts, caramel and hazelnut....a bit of chocolate as well. The taste is quite nice with a forward flavor of hazelnut and lingering flavors of chocolate, caramel and malt. Mouthfeel could be a bit better, a little too much carbonation for me. The hazelnut flavor is good and helps to set Sea Dog apart from other porters. Overall it's an interesting brew and something I would pick up if I was in the mood for the hazelnut flavor, definetly not something I would drink all the time.

A dark brown beer with red highlights. Medium sized head that was somewhat sticky. A roasted malt, faintly nutty aroma. It tasted like hazlenut-flavored coffee with a bread background. Not too bad, but I felt it was a little bit on the thin side. However, it was a pretty good beer, and you could definitely drink more than one of these.

Had this beer in the Bangor location. It is a deep brown in color with a thick white head. The aroma is that star of a buttery hazelnut. The taste is sweet and finishes with a roasted bitterness. This beer is easy to drink and finishes nice. What i like about this beer is that its sweetness to start is paired with the hazelnut aroma and then turns roasted. To truly appreciate this beer you need to have it in a snifter or similar glass.

Drinkability: I think this is one of Sea Dog's better offerings. I could drink this all night. There is the sweet pronounced hazelnut taste but the flavor of a porter is not lost here. i could see how not everyone would like this, but I enjoyed it a lot.

Taste: And it does start off sweet with hazelnut, caramel and chocolate. Then it surprisingly turns fairly bitter with coffee, English-style hops and a strong roasted bite. I actually like the sweet part of the beer better (unusual for me).

Feel: Moderate carbonation, somewhat creamy body but too thin. The body does not quite support the very dry finish. Too astringent.

Overall: I expected this to be a sub-par Porter, and it is, but not in the way I expected. I was worried about the sweetness, but it is the harsh finish that bothers me (and I like strong IPAs and Stouts). I would have preferred if this was simply sweet and decadent. Ultimately it has a decent taste, but I have little desire for more.

Dark brown with some ruby highlights; head rises then vanishes. Strong aroma of hazelnut coffee. Sweet, candylike caramel malts with brown sugar, nuts, coffee, chocolate. Very little hop bitterness or dryness. Mouthfeel thin, sparkly, like soda pop. There is an unfortunate resemblance to Dr. Pepper. All in all, a flavorful, interesting beer, but I scoured the shelves today craving a good, roasty, restoring, thick porter/stout and this ain't it. Something you would give to a novice friend to let them know that dark beers don't bite. Coffee fans might like it too but they really should seek out Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar before settling for this.

Pours a very dark brown; dark enough to be nearly opaque. Medium size tan head is creamy and has decent retention.

Rather subdued aroma, especially in comparison to the bold flavor. The aroma features sweet caramel malts whereas the taste (3.75) has plenty of dark malt and a nice bit of spicy hops. Plenty of hazelnut in both the aroma and flavor, but not overdone. Has a big transformation from sweet upon hitting the tongue to moderately bitter in the aftertaste.

M: Creamy smooth; full body; well-chosen medium carbonation.

O: Having had the excellent Rogue Hazelnut Brown just last evening, I expected this brew to compare poorly. While it is not up to the Rogue overall, it is a fine brew; one of the best I've had from this innovative brewery. The mouthfeel is exceptional.

Pours one shade from black with a half-finger tan head. The head recedes into a wispy layer on top leaving solid lacing.

Smells of heavily roasted malts with good amounts of unsweetened chocolate. Also present are very mild amounts of nuttiness that intensify slightly as the beer warms.

Tastes OK. Robust roasted malt flavors with mild amounts of char and dark chocolate flavors kick things off. Midway through the sip the flavors sweeten a bit with hints of hazelnut that seem just a tad overly sweet. The hazelnut and roasted malt flavors carry through to a solidly bitter finish.

Mouthfeel is OK. It's got a nice thickness however the carbonation is on the harsh side.

Drinkability is alright. I finished my glass without a problem however I'm not sure about another.

Overall this was better than I'd anticipated but the hazelnut in the flavor profile seems as though it's added from concentrate. Certainly not a bad beer but not worth seeking out.

Pours very dark brown with fluffy beige head...minimal lacing. Nutty aroma with some chocolate. Very buttery initial taste and then cruising into nutty. I guess I don't appreciate the hazelnut hence the 2.5 rating here but I will say that the taste seemed to get better the further down the glass I went. Mouthfeel was pretty solid, medium body and oily feel, minimal carbonation. Drinkability average as while I could see myself having several I really just wouldn't want to. Worth a try, I guess but there are better out there.

This is a light looking Porter, dark brown but a ruby red hue shines through too easily, giving a mahogony color. Well, carbonated with a thin, stagnant foamy cover.

Honestly, the added hazlebut ingredient really dominates the nose. There is still a decent malty scent with some oatie aroma's, very nutty, dark bitter chocolate and zesty-ish hops.

First off, the body is crisp and sharp feeling but very thin for the style. The first flavor that hits the buds is a chalky, baker's chocolate with oats and wheat. Then it all gets washed away by the hazlenut additive. It's a crazy, sweet nuttiness from then on. The additive flavor mutates into a lingering bitter, slightly metallic finish. The worst part is the lingering, bitter aftertaste.

There's too many really good Porter's out there for this too be chosen again.

Looks good with the pour - nice fluffy head over a dark brown body.
Huge hazelnut, and almost smoky afternote.
Momma hazelnut, with some caramel and weak coffee notes.
Very good appeal to tongue and cheeks.
One goes down quickly, but the sweet body doesn't call me in for another.

What's better than beer....having a neighbor who's wife signed him up for monthly beer club and he can't drink them fast enough....that is where I come in....I should be a Super Friend and have a seat at the Hall of Justice....any way he didnt want his Sea Dog Hazelnut...I stepped in. The appearance was a dark amber...not quite opaque...the white head was interesteing to me...I was expecting more ecru. The nose was no question...hazelnut! There were also hints of roast. The flavor/taste was very good, but the body was lacking. The flavor screamed hazelnut coffee...I think Starbucks would be impressed....just wish it had more body. The mouthfeel was fine...very light porter...easy drinking. Worth a try....no question.